Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 872 | 767 | 2107 | 1793 | 3699 | 2498 | 2322 | 2336 | 2383 | 2086 | 1715 | 1342 | 1187 | 851 | 708 | 543 | 382 | 308 | 249 | 99 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | 8:47AM1.99m | 9:14PM1.81m | 9:50AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.18m | 2:30AM0.13m | 3:12PM0.19m | 3:31AM0.13m | 4:12PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | NE 16 | E 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 872 | 767 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 1715 | 1342 | 1187 | 851 | 708 | 543 | 382 | 308 | 249 | 77 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 158 | 347 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 99 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 16 | SE 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 69 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2107 | 1793 | 3699 | 2498 | 2322 | 2336 | 2383 | 2086 | — | — | — | 21 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 101 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 664 | 692 | 172 | 101 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3 | 39 |
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